Business document translation

Author: Zhang Yan
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Publish Date: 2005-11-01
Features: With the booming market economy and continuous expansion of foreign trade in China, translation practice has surged, leading to a comprehensive exploration of business writing studies and accelerated talent cultivation. A large number of business translation books and works have emerged. In 1983, A Brief Talk on the Translation of Foreign Trade English was published, marking the first monograph on business translation in China. Since then, the publication of translation books and teaching materials with titles like "Business" or "Foreign Trade" has been unstoppable. According to the author's incomplete statistics, there are now 19 such works. Most of them focus on English-Chinese and Chinese-English translation, while there are also one each on Japanese-Chinese and Russian-Chinese translation, primarily centered on written translation.
The author of this book has years of experience in teaching business English and incorporates many teaching materials into the text. One of its features is the rich and comprehensive content. It provides concise explanations on the stylistic characteristics, translation principles, and specific translation techniques of business English, covering almost all types of business application documents. The book includes brief explanations on the stylistic features, translation principles, and specific techniques of business English, covering various business application documents such as business letters, emails, faxes, contracts, advertisements, product manuals, and industrial standards.